Hedge fund careers explained
Not long ago, hedge fund managers were the maverick outsiders of the financial services world. Filled with ambitious former traders from investment banks and fuelled by money from private investors,
Career Guide: Hedge Funds
Hedge funds used to be the mavericks of the financial industry, small and nimble players making huge profits behind a veil of mystery and miscomprehension. These days, they're much tamer and some are large multi-national companies employing hundreds of people. Hedge funds operate under a range if different investment styles, including macro, equity long-short and convertible arbitrage. Increasingly, large hedge funds have been training their own staff as the trader talent pool from the investment banks has dried up. Most large funds now have graduate training programmes or 'academies', but competition for places in incredibly high.
Hedge fund careers explained
Jobs you’ll do in a hedge fund
If you want to work for a hedge fund, you probably envisage yourself as a ‘trader’ or ‘portfolio manager.’ That might be possible, but there are plenty of jobs on
Career paths in a hedge fund
It used to be the case that hedge funds didn’t hire graduates: they liked to hire seasoned traders from investment banks. “An often followed career path is to start in
How much you’ll be paid working for a hedge fund
Hedge fund pay is the stuff of legends. Every year, rich lists are published outlining just how many millions of dollars hedge fund CEOs have racked up on their personal
Skills you need to work for a hedge fund
Only a few hedge funds have graduate schemes and those that do tend to only take on a handful of graduates. You’ll need to be among the best and brightest;